Delhi Capitals (DC) will look to do the double and get one step close to sealing a top four finish when they host fellow playoff aspirants Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match 46 of IPL 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday (April 27).
Axar Patel-led DC will look to carry on the winning momentum following their sixth victory of the season over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Lucknow, where the Delhi-based side registered an 8-wicket by chasing down 160 with 13 balls to spare.

Rajat Patidar’s RCB, on the other hand, also sealed their sixth win of the campaign, ending their winless start at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where the home side defended a total of 205 by restricting Rajasthan Royals to 194/9 in their run-chase.
Also, RCB, who are unbeaten away from home, will be a confident side heading into Sunday’s match, but DC carry a reverse fixture win against the Challengers, having beaten the Bengaluru side in their own backyard.
However, it's the visitors RCB, who have had the advantage in this fixture over the years when the match is played at home or away from as they have been a successful side on their visits to Arun Jaitley Stadium. Here is a look at the head to head records and stats of DC vs RCB:
In the 31 RCB vs DC head to head meetings between the two sides in IPL so far, Royal Challengers Bengaluru holds the advantage with 19 wins against Delhi Capitals, who have won 12 such encounters.
In the last 7 meetings also, it’s RCB, who hold a clear advantage again with a head to head record of 5-2 against DC, who won the most recent meeting – the reverse fixture in Bengaluru. Here is a look at numbers and performers from those clashes:
| Stats | For DC vs RCB | For RCB vs DC |
|---|---|---|
| Wins Batting 1st | 5 | 10 |
| Wins Chasing | 7 | 9 |
| Highest Total | 196 | 215 |
| Lowest Total | 95 | 137 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 192 | 187 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 183 | 157 |
| Most Runs | Rishabh Pant (421 runs) | Virat Kohli (1079 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Quinton de Kock (108) | Chris Gayle (128*) |
| Most Sixes | Rishabh Pant (21 sixes) | Virat Kohli (33 sixes) |
| Most Fours | Rishabh Pant (34 fours) | Virat Kohli (97 fours) |
| Most Fifties | Rishabh Pant (4 fifties) | Virat Kohli (10 fifties) |
| Most Hundreds | Quinton de Kock (1 hundred) | Chris Gayle (1 hundred) |
| Most wickets | Kagiso Rabada (13 wickets) | Yuzvendra Chahal (15 wickets) |
| Best Bowling | Kagiso Rabada (4/21) | Jaydev Unadkat (5/25) |
At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, RCB and DC have clashed 10 times so far, and it’s advantage Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who has won 6 times, while the Capitals have beaten the Bengaluru-based side 4 times at home. Here is a look at DC vs RCB record in New Delhi:
| Stats | DC vs RCB in New Delhi | RCB vs DC in New Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 10 | 10 |
| Wins | 4 | 6 |
| Defeats | 6 | 4 |
| Wins Batting 1st | 1 | 3 |
| Wins Chasing | 3 | 3 |
| Highest Total | 194/9 in 2012 | 215/1 in 2012 |
| Lowest Total | 95 All Out in 2015 | 147/9 in 2010 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 187/3 in 2023 | 187/5 in 2018 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 184/5 in 2015 | 161/6 in 2017 |
Apart from clashes against RCB, the Delhi Capitals have played different oppositions at the their home venue, where they have lost once and won one via super over this season. RCB too have played different opponents at the Kotla. Here is a look at their Bengaluru stats: